Neil Osterweil, a regular contributor to WebMD since 1998, is an award-winning writer and co-owner of Osterweil & Baron Communications, a medical writing and editing firm based in metropolitan Boston. He has written extensively on the clinical, scientific, financial, sociological, and organizational aspects of medicine for both corporate and not-for-profit clients, including international print media and television. He covers a wide range of medical subjects, from basic science at the molecular level to the most advanced clinical applications, translating complex subjects into informative, readable prose for audiences with widely varying degrees of medical and scientific knowledge. He was awarded a BA from Brandeis University in 1978.